Arresting AnaA film by Lucie Schwartz, 2009, 25 min., ColorSarah, a French college student runs a “pro-Ana” blog, part of a global online community of young women sharing tips on living with anorexia. Valerie ...

The Basement GirlA film by Midi Onodera, 2000, 12 min., ColorAbandoned by her lover, a young woman finds comfort and safety in her basement apartment. Mundane routines, a diet of junk food and the warmth of the...

Beyond Voluntary ControlA film by Cathy Cook, 2000, 30 min., ColorAcclaimed filmmaker Cathy Cook (THE MATCH THAT STARTED MY FIRE) breaks new cinematic territory by devising a new visual language that explores the psy...

BloodlinesA film by Cynthia Connop, 2008, 52 min., ColorBettina Goering, grandniece of Hermann Goering, has long tried to bury the dark legacy of her family history. Painter Ruth Rich, a daughter of Holocau...

A Boy Named SueA film by Julie Wyman, 2000, 56 min., ColorJulie Wyman's compelling documentary chronicles the transformation of a transsexual named Theo from a woman to a man over the course of six years. The...

The Children We SacrificeA film by Grace Poore, 2000, 61 min., ColorShot in India, Sri Lanka, Canada and the United States, and screened in 18 countries, this evocative, visually powerful documentary is about incestuou...

Coffee Colored ChildrenA film by Ngozi Onwurah, 1988, 15 min., Color/BWThis lyrical, unsettling film conveys the experience of children of mixed racial heritage. Suffering the aggression of racial harassment, a young girl...

Dialogues with MadwomenA film by Allie Light, 1993, 90 min., Color"I was always so afraid that someone would ask me (where I was when JFK was shot), and I would have to say I was in a mental institution", says direct...

Ever Shot Anyone?A film by Michal Aviad, 1996, 57 min., ColorIsraeli filmmaker Michal Aviad provides a woman's take on how national culture is informed by male identity through the military experience that bonds...

Girl Power: All Dolled UpA film by Sarah Blout Rosenberg, 2011, 24 min., ColorThis thought-provoking short film examines the notion that “girl power” has been co opted by commerce to create a feminist construct that is ultimatel...

Girl WrestlerA film by Diane Zander, 2004, 53 min., ColorGIRL WRESTLER follows 13-year-old Tara Neal, a Texas teenager who upsets traditional expectations by insisting that girls and boys should be able to w...

Girls Like UsA film by Jane C. Wagner and Tina DiFeliciantonio, 1997, 57 min., ColorAn ethnically diverse group of four working class girls strut, flirt, and testify in this vibrant, affecting portrait of teenage girls' experiences of...

I Am a GirlA film by Rebecca Barry, 2013, 88 min., ColorThere is a group of people in the world today who are more persecuted than anyone else, but they are not political or religious activists. They are gi...

Inside Her SexA film by Sheona McDonald, 2014, 69 min., ColorWhile we live in a highly sexualized society, the messaging around female sexuality is distorted and rife with shame. What women should look like, who...

It Was RapeA film by Jennifer Baumgardner, 2013, 60 min., ColorU.S. sexual assault statistics are startling—and have remained unchanged for decades. The latest White House Council on Women and Girls report reveals...

Life After MansonA film by Olivia Klaus, 2014, 25 min., Color/BWLife After Manson is an intimate portrait of one of the world’s most infamous crimes and notorious killers. At 21 years old, Patricia Krenwinkel callo...

My Daughter the TerroristA film by Beate Arnestad, Produced by Morten Daae, 2007, 58 min., ColorThis fascinating documentary is an exceedingly rare, inside look at an organization that most of the world has blacklisted as a terrorist group. Made ...

My Home - Your WarA film by Kylie Grey. Produced by Denoux Films Productions, 2006, 52 min., ColorMY HOME – YOUR WAR offers an extraordinary look at the effect of the Iraq war through the eyes of an ordinary Iraqi woman. Shot in Baghdad over three ...

Myriam’s GazeDirected by Clara Riascos, 1987, 28 min., ColorAn inspirational portrait of a woman living on the outskirts of Bogota. “Through Myriam’s eyes, we get a glimpse of her strength, dignity and tenderne...

900 WomenA film by Laleh Khadivi, 2000, 72 min., Color“The Louisiana Correctional Institute is located in the swamps of southern Louisiana in the small town of St. Gabriel. Built in 1970 to house an incre...

Private ViolenceA film directed and produced by Cynthia Hill, 2014, 77 min., ColorPRIVATE VIOLENCE explores a simple but deeply disturbing fact of American life: the most dangerous place for a woman in America is her own home. Every...

Rough AuntiesA film by Kim Longinotto, 2008, 103 min., ColorFearless, feisty and resolute, the “Rough Aunties” are a remarkable group of women unwavering in their stand to protect and care for the abused, negle...

Saving FaceA film by Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, 2011, 40 min., ColorWinner of the Academy Award® for Best Documentary (Short Subject), SAVING FACE is a harshly realistic view of violence against women in South Asia - a...

Sexy Inc.A film by Sophie Bissonnette, 2007, 36 min., ColorAre children being pushed prematurely into adulthood? SEXY INC. analyzes a worrying phenomenon: hypersexualization of our environment and its noxious ...

Sin by SilenceA film by Olivia Klaus, 2009, 49 min., ColorFrom behind prison walls, a group of extraordinary women are shattering misconceptions of domestic violence. An important film that profiles Convicted...

Sir: Just a Normal GuyA film by Melanie La Rosa, 2001, 57 min., ColorScreened to acclaim at Gay & Lesbian Film Festivals worldwide and LBGT events across the nation, this candid and courageous portrait of more than 15-m...

StigmataA film by Leslie Asako Gladsjø, 1991, 27 min., ColorSTIGMATA is a riveting look at body modification such as tattooing, cutting, piercing and branding, practices which are becoming increasingly popular ...

Trick or DrinkA film by Vanalyne Green, 1985, 20 min., ColorVanalyne Green's childhood world, growing up with alcoholic parents, is recreated through crayon drawings, family albums, excerpts from her adolescent...

Two LiesA film by Pam Tom, 1989, 25 min., BWDoris Chu, a recently divorced Chinese American woman, has plastic surgery to make her eyes rounder. From her teenage daughter Mei's perspective, her ...

Uphill All the WayA film by Khin May Lwin and Robert Nassau, 2000, 80 min., ColorUPHILL ALL THE WAY is the astounding true story of five troubled teenage girls who face the challenge of their lives: a 2,500-mile bicycle journey al...

The Yellow WallpaperA film by Marie Ashton, 1977, 14 min., ColorThis short dramatic film brings to life the classic Charlotte Perkins Gilman story of the same name, which has become an important addition to America...

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